BEIRUT: Taxi and truck drivers held a protest Monday demanding the government increase their social security benefits and enact the national transportation plan, as Lebanon braces for more protests this week.
The protesters drove slowly from Dora Highway and Cola roundabout to Riad Solh Square where they held a sit-in, causing heavy traffic on the Beirut highway.
Dozens of drivers gathered at several meeting points to kick off the protest around 11 a.m.
Fuel truck drivers along with bus drivers also took part in the protest called for by the Unions of Land Transportation to pressure the government to meet their long-standing demands.
Meanwhile, employees at the Rafik Hariri International Airport announced they would take part in the nationwide strike planned by the Union Coordination Committee, which represents teachers and civil servants.
The protesters will also hold a protest in Beirut to demand Parliament pass a controversial draft law to raise their salaries.
Lawmakers have been unable to approve and pass the proposal in light of disagreements over means to finance the proposal which is estimated to cost the treasury some $1.6 billion.
Private and public school teachers have warned they would boycott correcting final examinations to escalate the protest and further pressure MPs to pass the draft law.
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